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ERIC Number: EJ580442
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Student-Generated Analogies: Another Way of Knowing?
Pittman, Kim M.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v36 n1 p1-22 Jan 1999
Explores relationships among school students' (n=189) acquisition of meaningful understandings of protein synthesis. Analysis of student-generated analogies revealed unique patterns in students' understandings of this topic. Contains 41 references. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Evaluation, Junior High Schools, Learning Modalities, Science Education, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Analogical Reasoning; Analogies; Protein Synthesis